Ben Gordon vs. Ben Simmons Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ben Simmons and Ben Gordon, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Ben Gordon played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ben Simmons, who played 6. Ben Gordon had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Ben Simmons had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Ben Gordon 11 4 2004-05 to 2014-15
Ben Simmons 6 3 2017-18 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2004-052017-18
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 82 24.4 15.1 0.7 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.6 0.1 2.3 2.7 5.3 12.9 .411 1.6 4.0 .405 2.8 3.3 .863
Ben Simmons 81 33.7 15.8 1.8 6.3 8.1 8.2 1.7 0.9 3.4 2.6 6.7 12.3 .545 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 4.2 .560
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 6 25.2 14.5 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.2 3.0 5.0 12.3 .405 1.2 3.7 .318 3.3 4.2 .800
Ben Simmons 10 36.9 16.3 1.6 7.8 9.4 7.7 1.7 0.8 4.4 3.4 6.1 12.5 .488 0.0 0.1 .000 4.1 5.8 .707

Season 2
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 80 31.0 16.9 0.5 2.2 2.7 3.0 0.9 0.1 2.3 3.0 6.1 14.4 .422 2.1 4.8 .435 2.6 3.4 .787
Ben Simmons 79 34.2 16.9 2.2 6.6 8.8 7.7 1.4 0.8 3.5 2.6 6.8 12.2 .563 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 6 40.8 21.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 1.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 7.2 17.7 .406 2.5 6.8 .366 4.2 6.2 .676
Ben Simmons 12 35.1 13.9 1.9 5.1 7.0 6.0 1.3 1.0 2.7 3.8 6.0 9.7 .621 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.3 .575

Season 3
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 82 33.0 21.4 0.4 2.7 3.1 3.6 0.8 0.2 3.0 3.1 7.4 16.3 .455 1.9 4.6 .413 4.6 5.4 .864
Ben Simmons 57 35.4 16.4 2.0 5.8 7.8 8.0 2.1 0.6 3.5 3.3 6.6 11.4 .580 0.0 0.1 .286 3.2 5.2 .621
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 10 39.5 20.4 0.9 2.9 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.1 3.4 3.4 6.1 14.7 .415 2.4 5.5 .436 5.8 6.3 .921
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Chicago BullsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 72 31.8 18.6 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.0 0.8 0.1 2.1 2.4 6.4 14.8 .434 2.0 4.8 .410 3.7 4.1 .908
Ben Simmons 58 32.4 14.3 1.6 5.6 7.2 6.9 1.6 0.6 3.0 2.9 5.6 10.1 .557 0.1 0.2 .300 3.0 4.9 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons 12 33.5 11.9 2.1 5.8 7.9 8.8 1.3 0.8 2.3 3.3 4.9 7.9 .621 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 6.1 .342

Note: Ben Simmons didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 5
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2008-092022-23
Team Chicago BullsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 82 36.6 20.7 0.6 2.8 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.4 2.2 7.3 16.0 .455 2.1 5.1 .410 4.0 4.7 .864
Ben Simmons 42 26.3 6.9 1.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 1.3 0.6 2.3 3.3 3.2 5.6 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.4 .439
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 7 43.4 24.3 0.4 2.4 2.9 3.0 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.1 7.4 19.1 .388 2.4 6.6 .370 7.0 8.0 .875
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2009-102023-24
Team Detroit PistonsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 62 27.9 13.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.9 2.4 4.7 11.3 .416 1.2 3.8 .321 3.2 3.7 .861
Ben Simmons 15 23.9 6.1 2.1 5.9 7.9 5.7 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.9 4.9 .581 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.0 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2010-11-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 82 26.0 11.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 9.4 .440 1.3 3.2 .402 1.7 2.0 .850
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2011-12-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 52 26.9 12.5 0.3 2.1 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.2 2.2 4.5 10.2 .442 1.2 2.8 .429 2.3 2.6 .860
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2012-13-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 75 20.8 11.2 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 1.8 1.8 4.1 10.1 .408 1.5 3.9 .387 1.4 1.7 .843
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2013-14-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 19 14.7 5.2 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.9 1.9 5.7 .343 0.4 1.5 .276 0.9 1.1 .810
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Ben Gordon Ben Simmons
Season 2014-15-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon 56 14.1 6.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 5.3 .437 0.6 1.7 .361 1.0 1.2 .836
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben Gordon ------- --- ----------
Ben Simmons ------- --- ----------
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